Highest Life Expectancy
82.6
JapanLowest Life Expectancy
39.6
SwazilandAverage Life Expectancy
68.9
| continent | Average Life Expectancy | Lowest Life Expectancy | Country with Lowest Life Exp | Highest Life Expectancy | Country with Highest Life Exp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 54.81 | 39.61 | Swaziland | 76.44 | Reunion |
| Americas | 73.61 | 60.92 | Haiti | 80.65 | Canada |
| Asia | 70.73 | 43.83 | Afghanistan | 82.6 | Japan |
| Europe | 77.65 | 71.78 | Turkey | 81.76 | Iceland |
| Oceania | 80.72 | 80.2 | New Zealand | 81.24 | Australia |
Africa shows markedly lower life expectancy figures compared to other continents, reflecting significant developmental challenges.
Europe and Oceania demonstrate the most consistently high life expectancies, while Asia and the Americas show greater variability, indicating diverse development stages within these regions.
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This data comes from the python plotly.express library’s gapminder dataset, which is originally sourced from the Gapminder Foundation.
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